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I could never seem to see the episodes when they first aired, so Charmander appearing didn't matter. I was used to stuff like that happening. All-in-all this is a decent episode. I'm happy that Ash pulled through; the journey is dangerous, and this episode shows it.

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I love the scene when Ash and his Pokemons huddle to try to stay warm. Pikachu never wanna be in the Pokeball but this time it was not only because he hate being inside but also for the fact to make sure Ash would be okay.

It is so great to see all Pokemon he has going out of their Pokeballs and huddle with him. This shows us how special they are for each other. One of the best scenes in the Anime!

nice episode but why is charmander in it? he already fully evolved in charizard

I was confused by that too when I first watched it. I think it was probably for marketing purposes. At that point in time Charmander was probably far more popular than Charizard, so since those episodes weren't really in the story-line of the show much they decided to bring Charmander back?

I was confused by that too when I first watched it. I think it was probably for marketing purposes. At that point in time Charmander was probably far more popular than Charizard, so since those episodes weren't really in the story-line of the show much they decided to bring Charmander back?

That's just a theory of course, and could be dead wrong. *Shrugs*

omg I know right, I had wondered that for many years, it was so confusing! lol that was weird....but cool.

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omg I know right, I had wondered that for many years, it was so confusing! lol that was weird....but cool.

Yeah. xD I've now been told that it was because Electric Soldier Porygon messed up the airing times with its seizure problems, so that's why Charizard was still Charmander. The episode just aired at the wrong time.

I still think I had a pretty good, and rather reasonable theory though! xD

This is a good episode, and it shows the love of Ash's Pokemon for their trainer. However, Ash shouldn't have tried to get Pikachu back in his Poke Ball, Ash knows how much Pikachu hates that by now. But Ash deserved the cold problems, because of his stubbornness.

Emotional episode, 9/10.

Ash knew that Pikachu wouldn't like it, but he also knew that Pikachu would be better off inside the Pokeball. Sometimes what is best for someone may not be what they want.

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I really liked this episode because this episode mostly focused on only Ash and his Pokémon. Also, it's good to see Ash on his own for a while.

The best part of this episode was the scene in the cave. It's great when Bulbasaur, Charmender, Squirtle and Pidgeotto were trying to warm Ash up when he was freezing in the cave, it was so touching. The cave scene was one of the most memorable scenes from the Kanto saga in my opinion.

It's sad how Ash had to spend the whole night in a cold cave, but Misty and Brock spent the whole night in a hot spring. But still, it was a very good episode.

Aside from the faux-emotional moments between Ash and his Pokemon here, I actually liked Team Rocket's scenes; seeing them in such a bad situation made me feel sorry for them, and Jessie's snow meals from her childhood made me cackle. Seeing glimpses of TR's past is always interesting in my view.